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Definition of Tarre
1. v. t. To set on, as a dog; to incite.
Definition of Tarre
1. Verb. (obsolete) To incite; to provoke; to spur on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarre
1. to urge to action [v TARRED, TARRING, TARRES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarre
Literary usage of Tarre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare (2001)
"Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on"); once without (Hamlet, n.ii.
349-50: "... and the nation holds it no sin to tarre them to controversy"). ..."
2. The Life and Death of King John by William Shakespeare (2001)
"Cress., I, iii, 392: 'Pride alone must tarre the mastiffs, as 'twere their bone.'
— [For the derivation of this word see Murray, as above, prefatory note. ..."
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